USS McClelland
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USS McClelland (DE-750) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. Post-war she was reassigned as a training vessel.
USS McClelland (DE-750), undated wartime image. | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | McClelland |
Namesake | Thomas Alfred McClelland |
Builder | Western Pipe and Steel Company, Los Angeles, California |
Laid down | 21 July 1943 |
Launched | 28 November 1943 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. T. A. McClelland, widow of Ensign McClelland |
Commissioned | 19 September 1944 |
Decommissioned | 15 May 1946 |
Recommissioned | 14 July 1950 |
Decommissioned | 12 September 1960 |
Stricken | 1 August 1972 |
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Honors and awards | 3 battle stars (World War II) |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 1 November 1973 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Cannon-class destroyer escort |
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Length | |
Beam | 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) |
Draft | 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 2 × screws |
Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
Range | 10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 15 officers and 201 enlisted |
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She was named in honor of Ensign Thomas Alfred McClelland, who was reported dead after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, on 7 December 1941. The ship was laid down on 21 July 1943 by the Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Pedro, Los Angeles, launched on 28 November 1943; sponsored by Mrs. T. A. McClelland, widow of Ensign McClelland; and commissioned on 19 September 1944.